Welsh Ambulance Service seeks to re-enlist military support

The Welsh Ambulance Service is seeking to re-enlist military support to assist with its efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Javid urged to act on abuse of GPs

The British Medical Association has written to Health Secretary Sajid Javid urging him to step in and tackle the wave of growing abuse against GPs.

Protect clinicians’ say over local health service changes

Government reforms, set to hand ministers largely unchecked new powers over local health service decisions, risk undermining public confidence in the NHS.

New pledge to reduce overprescribing of medicines

The government has announced action to prevent medicines being prescribed unnecessarily, following a new review.

NHS clinical leadership appointed to support new challenges

Leading clinicians have been appointed to new national clinical roles to help lead action on challenges facing patients and staff post-pandemic.

Over 16 million users registered for NHS App

The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced an increase in users on the NHS App, including those registering an organ donation decision.

Prioritise action to improve maternity care, says CQC

A new report from the CQC highlights continued concern about the variation in the quality and safety of England’s maternity services.

NHS encourages people to get booster jab as bookings open

The Covid vaccination programme has started taking online and phone bookings from people invited for a booster jab.

‘Agonising' waits for children’s mental health care

Children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic are facing ‘agonisingly’ long waits for treatment.

NHS rolls out coronavirus jab to children aged 12-15

The NHS has started to roll out the coronavirus jab to school children aged 12 to 15, as part of the biggest vaccination drive in health service history.

Pandemic impact on mental health backlog catastrophic

The unprecedented impact of the pandemic will wipe out years of hard-won progress in mental health unless there is sustained investment.

Thousands to benefit from life-saving coronavirus treatment

Thousands of vulnerable NHS patients in hospital due to coronavirus are set to benefit from a ground-breaking new antibody treatment.

Health Secretary Said Javid has genome sequenced

Sajid Javid has provided a blood sample for a genomic sequencing programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital aimed at tackling disparities in health.

Over 10,000 call for a properly funded general practice

More than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for the government to properly fund general practice and source more desperately-needed GPs.

Freshers urged to grab coronavirus jab on campus

England’s top doctor is urging students who are not yet vaccinated to get their coronavirus jab in freshers’ week.

NHS could be forced to abandon key targets

Reports suggest that the NHS may be forced to abandon major commitments it made as part of a deal to secure long term funding for the health service in 2018.

Ministers must urgently address nursing workforce

The RCN is demanding that ministers urgently address the nursing workforce crisis amid increasingly challenging conditions over the next few months.

NHS wrongly billing vulnerable migrants for maternity care

NHS trusts are wrongly hounding vulnerable migrant women for payment of bills of thousands of pounds for maternity care.

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